Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is on the brink of making Pennsylvania one of a handful of states to expand eligibility for overtime pay beyond federal thresholds, winning a final vote Friday from a state regulatory board that agreed an increase was badly overdue.
The Independent Regulatory Review Commission voted 3-2 to approve a regulation that Wolf, a Democrat, first proposed two years ago amid a repeated failure to persuade the Republican-controlled Legislature to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage above the federal baseline.
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22 Mass. State Troopers Could Be Fired In Overtime Pay Scandal – CBS Boston
BOSTON (CBS) — Twenty-two Massachusetts State Police troopers could be fired for their involvement in the Troop E overtime pay scandal . Forty-six troopers in all were accused of timesheet “irregularities,” an accusation sparked by an internal audit in 2018 that led to the elimination of Troop E.
Mass. State Police Colonel Christopher Mason announced Friday that the first part of the disciplinary process was completed.
Ten troopers were criminally charged in state and federal courts with accepting pay for overtime shifts they did not work. Of the remaining 36, 14 troopers had already retired. The state retirement board was notified about both groups.
Revised overtime pay rule finally takes effect - Pest Management Professional : Pest Management
The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) Final Overtime Rule, which requires employers to pay certain employees overtime pay after working more than 40 hours a week, took effect Jan. 1.
Initially slated to go into effect Dec. 1, 2016, a judge in Texas prevented enactment in November 2016 by issuing a preliminary injunction stating the DOL didn't have the authority to automatically update the rule.
Previously, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) required overtime pay for workers paid less than $23,660 per year, or $455 per week. The rule that would have taken effect in 2016 would have pushed the minimum salary for exempt employees to $47,476, or $913 per week.
Former Nashville UPS employee sues company, claims no pay for 'hundreds of hours' overtime | WZTV
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Governor Wolf proposes to increase minimum wage, extend overtime pay eligibility | WHP
Nurse staffing firm to pay $3.2M to settle overtime claims | HR Dive
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act generally requires that non-exempt employees be paid overtime at a rate no less than 1.5 times the "regular rate of pay" for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. For this reason, it's important to calculate the regular rate correctly.
In December 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule updating the "regular rate" definition, with an effective date of Jan. 15.
Experts have previously told HR Dive that the new rule may result in employers taking a fresh look at their benefits packages.
NY Farm Bureau grapples with labor law - News - MPNnow - Canandaigua, NY
NYFB's president along with labor representatives will explore amendments to the law that went into effect last month
New York Farm Bureau wants more financial help from Albany in dealing with the new farm labor law.
The law that went into effect last month grants farm workers overtime pay, a day off for rest, and other labor rights. Before the law passed the Legislature last year, NYFB cited an economic analysis by Farm Credit East estimating the law would hike labor costs for farmers statewide, on average, by 17 percent or nearly $300 million.
Gov. Tom Wolf announces push to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage | Business | northcentralpa.com
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